chenille prickly-pear vs Majestic Pericote

Opuntia aciculata compared with Phyllotis magister

Key Differences

• chenille prickly-pear is Data Deficient while Majestic Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chenille prickly-pear	Majestic Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Opuntia	Phyllotis
Species	Opuntia aciculata	Phyllotis magister

Conservation Status

chenille prickly-pear

DD — Data Deficient

Majestic Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chenille prickly-pear	Majestic Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chenille prickly-pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Majestic Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chenille prickly-pear

The chenille prickly-pear (Opuntia aciculata) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.